Game was last night buddy. Columbus has 8 high schools playing on two fields. So our game had to be pushed to a Thursday so the other 7 High Schools can use it Friday and Saturday. Columbus needs a SPLOST!

Yeah I really want to know the story behind that and why the coaches just let it happen. I could be wrong about the whole situation, but if we kicked off both times legitimately then that's just unacceptable by the refs not knowing that. Columbus has some serious problems with their officials. The Spencer and Jordan games were horribly officiated. Agree or disagree?

I'll agree officiating seemed pretty sad. I did some searching on internet and it does seem there is a way for 1 team to end up kicking off twice. Depends on what the team winning coin toss selects. Below is excerpt from one document I found.

When the winner is determined, place your hand on their shoulder to tell everyone who won
the toss. A suggestion is to then ask the winning speaking captain, “Do you want the ball now or in
the second half?” This will help a young athlete avoid making a mistake by giving an option that
makes their team kick off in the first and second half. This also simplifies giving complex options
into one of two choices instead of the lengthy statement, “You may kick, receive, defend a goal or
defer your choice to the second half.” Coaches usually tell captains what to do if they win or lose
the toss. However, what a referee says may confuse them. That is why I use this simple option of
two choices. The receive option is assumed if a captain says they want the ball now. Second half
option selection is the same as deferring, or a captain may say, “defer.” Rarely will you hear a
team insist on the option to kick off or to defend a goal. If they do, you can explain their choice
may result in them kicking off now and in the second half. However, be prepared to give the
signals for these unusual options. The signal for kicking off is swinging a leg simulating a kick
and for defending a goal, pointing with both arms extended toward the goal line a team wishes
to defend.
If the defer option is elected, give the defer signal (signal number 10) while facing the press box.
Then go to the other speaking captain and I suggest you say, “You want the ball.” Try to avoid
giving them the list of other picks or asking for a selection. Again, you don’t want them to give
an option that makes them kickoff twice. Lastly, get the choice from the “deferring” speaking
captain as to which end of the field they wish to defend. Or you can ask which way they want to
kick off. This same question is given to the loosing captain if the winning captain wants to
receive.

Interesting. To me, it shouldn't even be a question whether 1 team gets the ball first and then the other gets the ball in the second half. That should be standard. You either have to be a complete idiot or have the most explosive defense in the world to want to kickoff at the start and the 2nd half. IDK man, that's just crazy.

we kicked off twice becasue if you dont say differ to the second half and instead we said we wanted to kick it therefore it makes us kick the ball 2 twice.. that was a miss understanding to the players that went out there

At the coin toss the winner is asked what they want to do, if they defer to the second to the half the loser of the toss gets to choose the ball or to kick off.After half time the team that defered to the second half now has to choose the ball or to kick off. It is not automatic if one team got the ball in the first half the other team gets it in the second half. The refs have nothing to do with the the decision. One team can kick off twice,but its not common.